NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, December 23, 2022
Longest word
annihilate
10 letters
Top scorer
annihilate
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Σ
A
–
–
–
2
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–
1
3
E
–
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1
–
–
–
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1
H
13
4
3
1
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–
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21
I
–
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1
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1
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2
L
1
2
1
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4
N
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2
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1
1
4
T
5
7
2
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1
15
Σ
19
15
8
3
1
1
3
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 2at 1
E
et 1
H
ha 9he 9hi 3
I
in 2
L
la 2le 1li 1
N
ne 1ni 3
T
ta 1te 4th 8ti 2
All 50 answers
217 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★★annihilatepangram17
anthill7
athlete7
ethane6
hail1
halal5
hale1
halite6
hall1
halt1
hate1
hath1
hatha5
heal1
health6
heat1
heath5
heathen7
heel1
heinie6
hell1
henna5
hill1
hilt1
hint1
inhalant8
inhale6
lath1
lathe5
lethal6
lithe5
neath5
nineteenth10
ninetieth9
ninth5
tahini6
teeth5
teethe6
telehealth10
tenth5
than1
thane5
that1
thee1
then1
theta5
thin1
thine5
tilth5
tithe5